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Bike to Work Day 2013 Bloom Energy

Big bunches of bikes beat bumper to bumper boredom beautifully on BTWD

Thursday, May 16

It was a fantastic Bike to Work Day this year! Counts of people on bikes in both Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties were up this year: counts at 80 Energizer Stations in Santa Clara showed a 19% increase in butts on bikes on Thursday morning, while at the 36 Energizer Stations organized by our friends at Commute.org in San Mateo County, cycle sightings were up a whopping 30%! That means a combined Bike to Work Day participation boost of 23% in the two counties! Check out the photos to the right to see what the morning looked like.

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San Jose City Council kicks off bike month

San José Mayor and Council kick off Bike Month

Wednesday, May 8

With help from the Mayor, City Council, the Department of Transportation, and our friends at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, we kicked off Bike Month in San José yesterday. Councilmembers joined...

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2013 Santa Clara County BCOY Jill Quindiagan

Jill Quindiagan: 2013 Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year

Friday, May 3

Jill Quindiagan was not a frequent bike rider until she partook in a century ride in 2011. She completed the ride, despite the fact that she had only “trained” by joining a few monthly social rides....

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